Mental Health Practitioner | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Mental Health Practitioner | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Step2 is an Early Intervention Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service which is working towards improving the mental health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people in Hertfordshire. The service works with children aged 0 – 19.

The post will provide highly skilled Child & Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) support to the Universal Children’s Workforce to increase their capacity to identify and manage children’s mental health needs, through liaison and joint working between services.

The post holder will carry out skilled mental health triage and assessments and offer brief intervention - group and 1:1 - therapy to children and families where a more targeted response is required. The post holder will provide consultation to team members and external professional and non-professional groups to address the mental health needs of children and young people.

*Proposed interview date: 10th August 2026*

• Deliver a quality service in line with the organisation's objectives and performance indicators.
• Carry out specialised triage, clinical assessments and formulation, and brief interventions.
• Work in partnership with and provide consultation to other professionals.
• Provide mentoring, case support and clinical supervision. Develop and present information about mental health support for children and young people within and outside of the service.
• To facilitate appropriate access to Specialist CAMHS and other relevant provision according to level and nature of need.
• Contribute to the promotion and participation in integrated practice and multi agency support team models.
• Responsible for the safe provision, use, maintenance and storage of equipment and materials for self and others.
• Maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and exercise professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice.
• Plan and deliver treatment interventions in line with Best Practice and local and National Guidelines.
• Promoting and embedding Children’s IAPT values within the service and wider workforce.

Please read the attached full job description and person specification document before applying for this post.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.

You’ll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.

Our staff are proud to be Pioneering, Caring and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. All new appointments (excluding Medical & Dental roles) are subject to a 13 week probation period.

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Staff are required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

This advert closes on Friday 31 Jul 2026

Company: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata Hours: Full-time Location: Stevenage, SG1 4AT Job type: Permanent Posting date: 20 Jul 2026 Closing date: 19 Aug 2026

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